Duke Ellington - The Far East Suite

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The Far East Suite Music By – Billy Strayhorn, Duke Ellington
A1	Tourist Point Of View	4:57
A2	Bluebird Of Delhi (Mynah)	3:11
A3	Isfahan	4:02
A4	Depk	2:38
A5	Mount Harissa	7:38
B1	Blue Pepper (Far East Of The Blues)	2:58
B2	Agra	2:35
B3	Arnad	4:25
B4	Ad Lib On Nippon Music By – Duke Ellington	11:27

Companies, etc.

• Recorded At – RCA Victor Studios, New York

Credits

• Bass – John Lamb
• Drums – Rufus Jones
• Engineer – Ed Begley
• Orchestra – Duke Ellington And His Orchestra
• Piano – Duke Ellington
• Producer – Brad McCuen
• Reeds – Harry Carney, Jimmy Hamilton, Johnny Hodges, Paul Gonsalves, Russell Procope
• Trombone – Buster Cooper, Chuck Connors, Lawrence Brown
• Trumpet – William Anderson*, Cootie Williams, Herbie Jones, Mercer Ellington

Notes

Recorded in RCA Victor's Studio A, New York City, December 1966.
Ⓒ 1967, RCA, New York, N.Y.
"Made in U.S.A." on labels.
Stereo

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Matrix / Runout (A Side Hand-Etched Runout): 3972 - LSP 3782 - 1 (A) S - 52124
• Matrix / Runout (B Side Hand-Etched Runout, 1st Line): 3972 - LSP 3782 -1 (B)
• Matrix / Runout (B Side Hand-Etchef Runout, 2nd Line): S - 52125
• Matrix / Runout (A Side Label): TPRS-9145
• Matrix / Runout (B Side Label): TPRS-9146
• Rights Society: ASCAP

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
LSP-3782	Duke Ellington	The Far East Suite ‎(LP, Album)	RCA Victor	LSP-3782	US	1967
RD-7894	Duke Ellington And His Orchestra	Duke Ellington's Far East Suite ‎(LP, Album, Mono)	RCA Victor	RD-7894	UK	Unknown
7640-1-RB	Duke Ellington	The Far East Suite ‎(LP, Album, RE, RM)	Bluebird	7640-1-RB	US	1988
LPM-3782	Duke Ellington	The Far East Suite ‎(LP, Album, Mono)	RCA Victor	LPM-3782	US	1967
07863 66551 2	Duke Ellington	The Far East Suite - Special Mix ‎(CD, Album, RM)	BMG Music, Bluebird	07863 66551 2	Europe	1995

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